The paper industry is energy-intensive
Billerud works actively to improve energy
efficiency and makes efforts to greatly
reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The aim
is to cease using fossil oil in manufacturing
processes in the long term.
Turning forest waste into energy
Today Billerud is approximately 60% selfsufficient in electrical energy at full use of capacity. About 95% of the heating energy and internal electricity production is currently based on biofuel from forest raw materials.
Energy comes primarily from combustion of the black liquor and bark not used during pulp production, and from external biofuel.
Billerud also helps to meet some of the energy needs of its local communities. The surplus heat from Gruvön and Skärblacka is diverted from the processes to the district heating network, equivalent to the energy content of 16 400 m3 oil.
Efficiency improvements continue
Billerud was part of the Swedish Energy Agency’s energy efficiency programme, PFE, between 2004 and 2009. Here Billerud undertook to invest in electricity saving measures with a repayment period of a maximum of three years and introduced an energy management system. The annual saving was 63 GWh.
Billerud’s energy efficiency improvements are continuing. Work at the mills has moved into a new survey phase, where additional efficiency improvements are being identified and processes fine-tuned. This year’s energy efficiency measures resulted in savings of 2,4 GWh.
At Beetham too, located in the UK and thereby not part of the PFE project, intensive work is underway on energy efficiency improvements. In 2011 three older boilers were replaced with two new ones, so improving energy efficiency.
BasEl, VindIn and Kalix Vindkraft
In association with a number of electricity-intensive companies, Billerud co-owns a company called BasEl i Sverige AB, whose purpose is to improve basic industries’ access to electricity at competitive prices. Billerud is part owner in the windpower companies VindIn AB and Kalix Vindkraft AB.